New Semester, Week One Activities 1/31 - 2/3 - 2011

Orator, attorney, and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." I hope you choose to work hard and work smart in our class. If you need help I will always be here. Remember when you are absent you need to make up your reading time and tests in the morning (7:25 am). Please let's get off to a great start.

Monday 1/31
1. Review Final
2. See and Discuss Antigone
3. Do Vocabulary 9 and 10 (homework)

Tuesday 2/1
1. Practice Dialogue
2. Review Benchmark Test
3. Practice CAHSEE Test
4. Finish Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 2/2
1. Review Vocabulary
2. See and Discuss Antigone
3. Activity Antigone worksheet (homework)
4. Practice CAHSEE Test (homework)

Thursday 2/3
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Review CAHSEE Test
3. See and Discuss Antigone
4. Practice Dialogue (homework)

Friday 2/4
1. Vocabulary 9 and 10 Test
2. Antigone Worksheet Due
3. See and Discuss Randy Pausch’ “The Last Lecture
4. Presentation Next Week (homework - be ready!)

Let's be on an odyssey of curiosity!

Finals Week 1/24 - 1/28

This is the end, all we have left is your final. If you have S.S.Reading points to make up you can do that Monday and Tuesday morning. Good luck on your final. Please check Aeries and make sure your grade is correct.

Final
55 clue context, prefix, suffix, root questions
20 vocabulary words
50 Antigone questions
20 literature terms
20 idioms

Monday January 24th
Review for final

Tuesday, January 25th

Period 1 7:55 – 10:03 128 minutes

Break 10:03 – 10:12 9

Period 2 10:19 – 10:39 20

Period 3 10:46 – 11:06 20

Period 4 11:13 – 11:33 20

Period 5 11:40 – 12:00 20

Lunch 12:00 – 12:30 30

Period 6 12:37 – 2:45 128 minutes

Wednesday, January 26th

Period 2

7:55 – 10:03 128 minutes

Break 10:03 – 10:11

Period 3

10:18 – 12:26 128 minutes

Thursday, January 27th

Period 4

7:55 – 10:03 128 minutes

Break 10:03 – 10:11

Period 5

10:18 – 12:26 128 minutes

Friday, January 28^th

Non-Student Day

Activities for week seventeen 1/18 - 1/21 - 2011

This is the finish of the first semester. I hope you learned somethings and had some fun. Moliere said, "Men are alike in their promises. It is only their deeds that they differ." Please check Aeries to make sure your deeds for this class were recorded correctly. You may still make up S.S.Reading points in the morning.

Tuesday 1/18
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Antigone Packet Due
3. Grade Notebook
4. See Antigone
5. Practice Dialogue (homework)

Wednesday 1/19
1. Quiz on Handouts
2. Lecture: Drama and Structure of Tragedy
3. Review All Vocabulary
4. Finish Reading Antigone (homework)

Thursday 1/20
1. Second Quarter Benchmark Test
2. Review Antigone Packet and Quiz
3. See Antigone
4. Antigone Final Packet (homework)

Friday 1/21
1. Antigone Test
2. See Antigone
3. Practice Dialogue
4. Finish Antigone Packet (homework)

Get Ready For Your Finals.

Activities for week Sixteen 1/10 - 1/14 - 2011

In his book My Personal Best, John Wooden writes, "There is a choice you have to make in everything you do, so keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make makes you." As we finish the first semester you can still raise your grade by doing well on your remaining assignments and making the choice to excel.

Please check Aeries and know your grade; if you are not at 100% in your reading points all you have to do is come in and read (10 points for ten minutes) (before school, break, or lunch).

Next Tuesday we will be grading your second quarter spiral notebook. It is an absolute deadline project, because of grading time for the end of the semester.

Monday 1/10
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Practice CAHSEE Test
3. Practice dialogue (homework)
4. Do Vocabulary 7 - 8 (homework)

Tuesday 1/11
1. Pre-reading Antigone quiz (last week's reading)
2. Practice dialogue
3. Finish Vocabulary (homework)
4. Work on Antigone Packet (homework)

Wednesday 1/12
1. Review Vocabulary (70 points)
2. Practice dialogue
3. Read and discuss Antigone and quiz
4. Finish Antigone Packet (homework)

Thursday 1/13
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Test - Antigone
3. Review Antigone Packet
4. Practice for Presentation (homework)

Friday 1/14
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Finish Reviewing Packet
3. See Antigone
4. Practice dialogue (homework)

Oral Presentation Rubric: Antigone 200 pts

CATEGORY	25	22	18	15
Speaks Clearly	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.	Speaks clearly and distinctly (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.	Speaks clearly and distinctly most (94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.	Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than on word.
Preparedness	Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.	Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.	The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.	Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Organization	Set up of the stage and actors are comprehensible. There are minimal questionable moments during performance.	The set up on the stage and actors needs to be worked on. There are too many questionable moments.	The set up of the stage and actors was never taken into consideration and it shows.	The se up of the stage and actors is poor.
Posture and Gesture	Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Uses exaggerated body language to express the characters tone.	Stands up straight and uses some body language.	Sometimes stands up straight and uses minimal body language.	Slouches and/or is being inexpressive.
Audience Interest	Audience enjoyed and was enthralled	Audience understood the message that was being delivered.	Audience interest not maintained.	The class needs a break.
Collaboration With Peers	Works well with partner and has good timing.	Works well with partner, but needs to improve timing.	Works o.k. with partner.	Not synchronized
Props	Student uses several props (could include costume) that show considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better.	Student uses 1 prop that shows considerable work/creativity and which make the presentation better.	Student uses 1 prop which makes the presentation better.	The student uses no props OR the props chosen detract from the presentation.
Budgets correctly	Each stage movement, placement, and gesture is unique. Avoids repetition.	Some repetition in movement, placement & gesture. Runs out of ideas.	Failed to come up with any ideas to make performance unique.	Has completely ignored all supportive details on how to present performance.

Finish Strong!

Activities for week fifteen 1/3 - 1/7 - 2011

As we start a new year decide your purpose, set your goals. You need to do this - not your parents, not your friends, and not me.(I know you can do great things) This is your 2011. Remember if you do the things you need to do, when you need to do them, someday you can do the things you want to do, when you want to do them!

Jim Tressel, the Ohio State football coach says, "The first step in creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.

.Vision will ignite the fire of passion, which fuels our commitment to
do whatever it takes to achieve excellence.

.Vision allows us to transform dreams of greatness into reality of
achievement through human action.

.Vision has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our vision is what
we become in life."

Now for the business of class - please check Aeries so you know where you are grade wise in this class (essay will be added by Tuesday). Vacation extra credit is due by Tuesday this week. We have three more weeks then finals, and you will have one in this class. You should probably have a new SSR book. You also have a final on Fahrenheit 451 Tuesday. If you missed a test last week before vacation you need to make up it by Monday - please be here Monday by 8:15 am. Let's finish this semester strong!

Monday 1/3
1. Review Vacation
2. Review Tests
3. See Fahrenheit 451
4. Do Vocabulary 5 – 6 Packet (homework)

Tuesday 1/4
1. Final on Fahrenheit 451
2. See the end of Fahrenheit 451
3. Finish Vocabulary (homework)
4. Read pages 1014 - 1021 in literary book (Greek Drama) (homework)

Wednesday 1/5
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Lecture: Drama Goals and Objectives
3. Find Partner and Part for Dialogue Presentation
4. Read Antigone 1022-1025 (homework)

Thursday 1/6
1. Vocab Bingo and Pretest
2. Review Fahrenheit 451 Final
3. See and Discuss Greek Drama and Tragedy
4. Do First Two CAHSEE Tests (practice packet)(homework)

Friday 1/7
1. Vocabulary 5 - 6 Test
2. Review CAHSEE Tests
3. Read Drama Handouts (homework)
4. Practice Dialogue (homework)

For extra credit explain Jim Tressel's

quote with examples from you.

(MLA format - due Tuesday!)